I found this penny in my change and it looked odd when I looked at the back. It looks like the back was struck with another coin or the front was pushed through to the back. It is almost a mirror image of the front but it doesn't look exact. The front also has a raised edge on the left side of Lincoln (behind his head and coat). Any information would be appreciated since I am lew to collecting coins. Thank you.
Looks to me that your cent was struck with excessive pressure. The obverse has a very strong strike and the rim is a tell-tail sign of extreme pressure. Could be a die adjustment strike, but most of these have weak strikes...
Certain "pop-out" coins have a 3-d-ish effect to them. They are purposely struck with a formed die on the reverse in an attempt to make the major feature of the obverse look puffed-out and raised above the rest of the surface of the coin. Judging by the shape of the deforming on the reverse of the coin, with the raised obverse, I'm going to say this is what was done here. It is a post-mint process, and adds little, if any, premium to the coin.
I think what you have here is a very used reverse die. The repeated pressure of striking the coins has caused the reverse die to erode away opposite the edge of the portrait on the obverse die.
Do you know how this is done? I see the reverse looks concaved but just don't understand how this works...
Maybe I am seeing this wrong in the photos. Is the area in question on the reverse higher than the rest of the reverse? It looks like the C and N in cent and the E in ONE are higher than normal.
Maybe it has something to do with this,"pop-out" deal. I've never heard of it and sure would like to know more about it...
If the area on the reverse is raised then it is not a pop out coin. I still think this is a late stage and worn reverse die
Maybe there's a combination of things going on here. I thought it was excessive pressure because of the noticable rims higher than normal. If there was to much pressure the metal flow would go outward and up into the collar giving the coin raised rims. Add a worn reverse die into the mix, and maybe this is the result we end up with...
I don't think the image matches that of "Lincoln" the outline is more rounded and undefined like other coins I have seen. Do you have any larger pics of it? I would like to look closer. It does not appear to have the sharp chin of that of the Lincoln image.JMO
In order for the picture to be bigger, it has to be less than 250K. If the picture is larger, the forum program reduces it to very small - like yours.
You can place your pics on photobucket for free register, upload your pics then take a link and paste it. Or just upload the IMG, that works best. :thumb:
ALSO, to clarify it, if the image is concave on the obverse, then that should be an indication that pressure was applied to that side on top of another image to give it that effect. Here is an example of what it should look like. I know it is not the wheat reverse, but the chin is sharper and more defined.
